BAP accuses PTI leadership of intolerance

Founder of the ruling Balochistan Awami Party, Senator Saeed Ahmed Hashmi has expressed serious concern over the unfolding political events in the country and said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has amateur political thinking.

“Instead of tolerance, hatred and aggressive politics is being promoted,” said Hashmi while talking to The Express Tribune on Tuesday.

Immature politicians are complicating things through their reaction and degradation of the parliament house, he noted. The BAP chief lamented that the immature politicians have pushed the country towards political and economic turmoil.

He further added that the current constitutional cataclysm is the result of the government’s confrontational policy. The non-political practices and rhetoric adopted by the PTI have no place in civilized and democratic societies.

On the contrary, such non-political and undemocratic practices are not only inaccurate but also illegitimate, he added.

He said that the non-confidence motion against the Prime Minister is part of the democratic system, it is governed by a set of rules, and whatever the outcome, it is democratically accepted.

The undemocratic attitude and immature political thinking of the PTI leadership has turned the normal course of action into a serious national upheaval and confrontation which could prove to be extremely dangerous for national security. The senior politician further stated that Loyalty to the nation requires that the motion of no-confidence be dealt with in a civilized and democratic manner, by annulling the speaker's rolling without trying any further delay tactics so that not only the political uncertainty and fears of a serious national conflict in the country can be eliminated but also the business state can be restored.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 6^th, 2022.